Alaska Airlines Aircraft Technicians Approve Two-Year Contract Extension
August 06 2009 - 7:24PM
PR Newswire (US)
SEATTLE, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alaska Airlines and the
Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) today jointly
announced ratification of a two-year contract extension covering
the airline's 658 aircraft technicians. The extension was ratified
by more than 77 percent of the technicians who voted. The extended
contract, which becomes amendable on Oct. 17, 2011, provides
technicians with a 1.5-percent pay scale increase on Oct. 17 of
2009 and 2010. In addition, technicians will now participate in the
same performance-based incentive plan as Alaska Airlines' pilots,
flight attendants, dispatch and management employees. "With the
current economic conditions in the airline industry, we felt that
it was in our members' best interest to have an opportunity to vote
on the company's contract extension offer and the negotiated
letters of agreement," AMFA's negotiating committee said in a
statement. "The voting results now show the majority of our members
believe this extension and the three letters of agreement will give
them some stability over the next two years.' Fred Mohr, Alaska
Airlines' vice president of maintenance and engineering, said,
"This contract extension recognizes the value of our skilled and
dedicated technicians, whose daily contributions are a key element
in our operational excellence." AMFA is the largest craft union
representing aircraft technicians and related employees, and serves
members at Alaska, Mesaba and Southwest Airlines. AMFA's motto is
"Safety in the air begins with quality maintenance on the ground."
Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group
(NYSE: ALK), together serve more than 90 cities through an
expansive network in Alaska, the Lower 48, Hawai'i, Canada and
Mexico. Alaska Airlines ranked "Highest in Customer Satisfaction
Among Traditional Network Carriers" in the J.D. Power and
Associates 2008 and 2009 North America Airline Satisfaction
StudiesSM. For reservations, visit alaskaair.com. For more news and
information, visit the Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air Newsroom at
alaskaair.com/newsroom. DATASOURCE: Alaska Airlines CONTACT: Alaska
Airlines Media Relations, +1-206-392-5101; or Earl Clark, Region 1
Director of Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association,
+1-720-744-6631 Web Site: http://www.alaskaair.com/
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